Serenity Dream

Put her on wet or muddy ground and she becomes a different proposition entirely. On that kind of surface, she has won 2 of her 7 races — just under 1 in 3 — which is a genuinely impressive conversion rate. Add a short, sharp trip into the equation and she gets even better: over distances between 5 and 6 and a half furlongs, she has won 3 of her 10 races, or 30%. That is the profile of a horse that knows its own job and wants to get on with it rather than be asked to settle and wait.

She is also a course specialist at Kempton Park, where she has won 2 of her 6 races — a place she clearly associates with success since her very first career win there back in July 2023. When a horse keeps returning to a track and keeps finding the winner's enclosure, that is not coincidence. Something about the layout or the surface suits how she moves and how she races.

Perhaps the most eye-catching fact is that she raced just yesterday and won. Her victory at Chepstow this week is her most recent race, which means she is at the top of her form right now. Her last six runs read 1-6-5-8-3-6, so the win has come after a patchy spell — this is a horse that can frustrate, but when everything clicks into place, she delivers.

She is trained by Tony Carroll at his yard in Cropthorne, Worcestershire — an operation that has sent out 136 winners already this season, which is a serious number and speaks to a yard that keeps its horses busy and racing well. Her regular partner is jockey Jack Doughty, who has ridden her to 2 of her 4 wins from 11 attempts together, winning roughly 1 in 5 rides. That is a solid working relationship, and when the two combine on ground that is soft underfoot over a sprint trip, Serenity Dream is well worth taking seriously.